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Abstract Paintings For Sale
Style: Contemporary
Style: Photorealist
Dancing Flying Woman at Dusk - Vibrant Gradient Landscape, Acrylic on Paper
By Gozo
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This dynamic acrylic painting by Gozo portrays a woman dancing and seemingly taking flight against a radiant dusk sky. Set within a vibrant gradient landscape of red, purple, and gre...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Blue Spruce by Shirley Lewis Large Square Contemporary Blue Painting on Canvas
Located in Atlanta, GA
Blue Spruce by Shirley Lewis is a serene and sophisticated mixed media painting that captures the quiet beauty of nature through a contemporary lens. Measuring 40 x 40 inches, this original work features soft layers of blues, greens, and neutral tones that subtly reference botanical and woodland forms with a modern, abstract twist.
Perfectly scaled for intimate spaces or layered gallery walls, Blue Spruce brings calm, texture, and visual interest to any interior. Ideal for collectors of abstract landscapes or designers seeking a nature-inspired piece with a minimalist feel, this painting adds a refined organic element to bedrooms, offices, or transitional spaces.
Blue Spruce is an elegant, one-of-a-kind original that balances tranquility with sophisticated artistry.
Shirley’s love of creating came at an early age. She learned many of her techniques from the time she spent with her depression-era grandmother, making artistic statements from items found. Working with various mediums over the past 25 years, she has developed a unique way to manipulate ink and color movement, using traditional and non-traditional artistic tools.
Interpreting nature in its various spectrums, Shirley’s paintings and the techniques used allow the colors to organically blend and take their shape. With spontaneous composition, each painting creates magnificent imagery, allowing for multiple interpretations. The looseness in the process demands a layering of complex colors, yet the results are intended.
botanical abstract painting
blue spruce inspired artwork
nature-themed abstract
40 x 40 canvas painting
organic neutral art...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Ryewater Farm diptych left Panel, Original Painting, Landscape, Nature, Flowers
Located in Deddington, GB
This is the left panel of what was originally a diptych, hence the name, but the right panel is no longer available. A new right panel will be made shortly. This painting in delicate...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
2074. From The ONE Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
2074, 2022 by Salvatore Arnone
From the ONE series
Ink and acrylic on canvas
Image size: 90 H x 90 W cm.
Unframed
Unique
Despite photography remains his main form of expression, the...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas, Ink, Mixed Media
Crimson No.8 - contemporary, abstract, marble dust, wax, acrylic on canvas
By Ivo Stoyanov
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This mixed media contemporary abstract composition in a crimson colour is by a Canadian artist.
The uniquely evocative work of Ivo Stoyanov illustrates his interpretation of nature’...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Marble
Natures First Green is Golden - Abstract Expressionist Neutral Beige Floral
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Georgia-based artist Kellie Newsome specializes in abstract paintings with a sense of fluidity. Her expressive style emphasizes large flowers, organic shapes and loose brushstrokes i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Memories VII", 2024, acrylic painting on canvas, 60x60in figurative Cuban art
Located in Miami, FL
Luis Miguel Valdes (Cuba, 1949)
'Memories VII, 2024
acrylic on canvas
60 x 60 in.
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Acrylic Polymer, Oil, Acrylic
Vulnerability, 100x100cm, acrylic, oil, canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Vulnerability, 100x100cm
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Houses and Church on the French Countryside (quaint village scene)
Located in New Orleans, LA
A rare color lithograph by late French artist, Éliane Thiollier. Edition of 275, certificate of authentication is provided. Minor acid staining from the old mat.
Éliane Thiollier s...
Category
1950s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Lithograph
Large Abstract Landscape Acrylic Painting on Canvas "Cross Pollination"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
Robertson focuses on creating paintings that move beyond portraying reality. Driven by a synthesis of gestural brushstrokes and expressive smears, he offers viewers a liminal space o...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Varnish, Acrylic
You Are My Ray of Sunshine- Original Abstract Landscape Street Art Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amber Goldhammer's original artwork "You Are My Ray of Sunshine" is a vibrant original acrylic and mixed-media painting on canvas measuring 36" tall by 48" wide. This contemporary pa...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Latex, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
The frozen lake letting go - Abstract blue and white landscape seascape painting
Located in Broomfield, CO
The frozen lake holding its breath as winter comes to an end, exhaling for the first time in as long as it can remember.
I am the frozen lake, taking first breaths after the longest...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"Luke" Contemporary Abstract Neutral Toned Western Cowboy Portrait Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Neutral toned abstract cowboy portrait painting by contemporary artist Ian Francis. The work features a western inspired figure with a shadowed face dr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Rebirth - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Impasto, Impressionism
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled Diptych - Handwoven Painting, Linen, Hemp Textile Artwork, Wall Object
Located in Salzburg, AT
Two large, hand-woven canvases, works from 2016. The canvas is made of linen and hemp (thick) yarn. The warp of one of them, the silver one (the second on the right), is painted with...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Textile, Linen, Yarn
“American Rural, Windmill” Contemporary Colorful Pastoral Landscape Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary colorful pastoral landscape by Texas based artist Jacob Spacek. The work features a windmill set against a vibrant blue sky and green field. Signed by the artist in the ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Gaze Big Green - large, colorful, geometric abstract, contemporary oil on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Geometric passages in painterly red-orange frame a central green field in this bold abstract painting by David Sorensen. Through his painterly modern compositions, celebrated Canadian painter David Sorensen (1937-2011) sought to “give voice to the inner reality.” In the paintings from his last years, Sorensen offers solutions to the nature of abstraction – wresting nature and the horizon from pure form and brilliant colour.
Born in Vancouver, Sorensen studied at UBC and the Vancouver School of Art under Arthur...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Amazing - Original Blue Abstract Street Art Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Amber Goldhammer paints dramatic abstract compositions in acrylic on canvas featuring energetic brushstrokes. Goldhammer uses her contemporary paintings to express...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Latex, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
"Coastal Colors" by Robert Glick - Stunning Large Geometric Sunset Seascape
Located in Carmel, CA
Robert Glick (American, born 1950)
"Coastal Colors" 2025
Acrylic Paint, Canvas, Stretcher Bars
The artist signed the bottom right and the back of the painting.
"Coastal Colors" by R...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wire
"The Sheriff" Contemporary Black & Grey Toned Western Cowboy Portrait Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary abstract figurative painting by Frisco Pete, The Wild West Art Wrangler. The work features a grey toned sheriff figured dressed in a hat peering out of a grove of limble...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Gestural Study of Presence and Absence I" Abstract Framed Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Gestural Study of Presence and Absence I" is a framed mixed media work on canvas by Meredith Pardue, depicting organic, overlapping shapes in vibrant hues of yellow, blue, pink, gr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Mixed Media
Hope Echoes
Located in Burlingame, CA
Elizabeth Geisler’s dazzling contemporary water reflection acrylic paintings bridge realism with abstraction. Up close, the paintings appear ambiguous and loose, yet with a little di...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Habitat I - Handwoven Landscape Painting, Modern Woven Artwork
Located in Salzburg, AT
"Habitat 1", handwoven painting - landscape, linen yarn, 120 x 79 cm, 2022.
Canvas is entirely constructed on a weaving loom. Each of the steps of the process of creation is conne...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Textile, Linen, Yarn
"Chuck" Contemporary Abstract Blue & White Ombre Shaped Concentric Oval Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Blue and white abstract contemporary concentric oval shaped painting by Houston, TX artist David Hardaker. Signed, titled, and dated by the artist on the reverse.
Artist Statement: ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
King of Daffs II - Golden Yellow Garnet Red White Geometric Pattern, 2020
By Mary Judge
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary abstract painting in oil on linen, the yellow background is vibrant and bright, offsetting a layered, eye-catching geometric pattern in white and berry red with ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Wishful Thinking - Large Sunny Day Landscape Skyscape Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Jodi Miller captivates with her atmospheric landscapes, inspired by the vast skies of her prairie upbringing and her global travels in the Royal Canadian Air Force. Influenced by the...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Fils: The Waves Whisper Secrets" Embroidered Abstract Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Fils: The Waves Whisper Secrets" is a framed mixed media work on canvas by Raul de la Torre, with vertical stripes of dripping paint in bright colors and embroidered organic shapes....
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Thread
Great Barrier Reef Triptych, Mid-Century Modern Shapes of Abstract Shapes, Paper
Located in Barcelona, ES
This exquisite acrylic painting on paper draws inspiration from the modernist masters of the 1950s, 60s, and 70s, featuring a refined composition of organic, gem-like shapes. The art...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Crayon, Acrylic, Paper
Phantom - Contemporary Abstract Landscape Rainbow Pattern Stripes Leaves, 2023
By Gabe Brown
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary abstract landscape painting in oil on linen mounted on panel, carefully ordered patterns, geometric shapes and delicate lines in bright prismatic colors against ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Panel
Enchanted Forest
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Enchanted Forest" captures the dual nature of our deepest emotions, a symbolic landscape that draws us in with its beauty and yet instills a sense of caution. This piece is a metaph...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Plaster, Acrylic
"Visions of the Metropolis #4" - Original Surrealist Oil on Canvas 1996
Located in Soquel, CA
"Visions of the Metropolis #4" - Original Surrealist, Oil on Canvas 1996
Original oil painting from Bay Area artist Travis Flack (American, 20th Century) from the series "Visions of...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Landscape, Original Oil Paint on Paper , One of a kind Large size, Made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
Landscape
Oil Paint on Paper
Fabriano Paper
70x50cm
2025
Original Art
Marilina Marchica, born in Agrigento, where she works and lives,
she graduated in Painting at the Academy of ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Italian Contemporary Art by Uma Haime - Painting for a Better Future Regression
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas
Uma Haime is an Italian artist born in 1984 who lives and works in Prague, Czech Republic. Uma Haime's art is a fusion of Mediterranean influences, linguistic nuan...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Extra-Large Dutch Contemporary Abstract Portrait By Hans Bouman
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
An exquisite contemporary painting by Dutch artist, Hans Bouman.
In this painting Bouman creates a captivating interplay of colors and forms that gives rise to an enigmatic abstract face that invites interpretation and contemplation. This captivating large-scale abstract painting is a harmonious blend of warm white, earthy tones, invigorating orange, and calming blue hues.
Hans Bouman, born in the Netherlands in 1951, embarked on his artistic journey at the Amsterdam Graphic School and the Gerrit Rietveld Academy of Fine Arts. During the early 1980s, Paris became his haven of inspiration, where his debut in galleries marked the onset of an international presence that continues to flourish.
Bouman's artistic evolution is characterized by cycles of creativity, but it is his larger-than-life hieratic heads that he is renown for. These remarkable pieces pay homage to influences as diverse as the Moai sculptures of Easter Island, the intricate masks of Africa...
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Yellow Landscape, Original Drawing pigment on Paper , One of a kind Large size
Located in Agrigento, AG
Yellow Landscape
Mineral Oxide on Paper
Fabriano Paper
70x50cm
2025
Original Art
Marilina Marchica, born in Agrigento, where she works and lives,
she graduated in Painting at the A...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pigment
Italian Abstract Expressionist Acrylic on Canvas. 'Agrandissement Cellulaire'.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Contemporary abstract expressionist acrylic and oil on canvas by Italian artist Albino Palamara. Signed to the reverse. Title: Agrandissement Cellulaire.
A strikingly colourful and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
The Disciples
By David Stern
Located in New York, NY
David Stern (Germany, b. 1956)
Acrylics on canvas
71 inches by 81 inches
Hand signed by artist, certificate of authenticity available
Keywords: red, abs...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Intimate IV
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rhythm exists here on the farm, beginning with the sunrise and the sounds of nature awakening. My art is a reaction to this sense of place. Whether I’m in the studio, tending to th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Dye, Emulsion, Cotton Canvas, Archival Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic...
The Maze - Original Acrylic Artwork on Canvas
By Ricky Hunt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ricky Hunt’s work is influenced by Egyptian hieroglyphs, graffiti, and his tumultuous past that led to a paradigm shift in his creative life. He covers the canvas with unique imagery...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Xavi Carbonell, Untitled mixed media on paper, 2024
Located in New York, NY
Spanish artist Xavi Carbonell born 1971, actively paints like a child as an adult, and leaves all of his pieces "untitled" so that each viewer can create their own story. The result...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Photographic Film, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Per...
"N.Y." Contemporary Abstract Pink and Orange Concentric Circle Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Pink and orange abstract contemporary circular painting by Houston, TX artist David Hardaker. Signed, titled, and dated by the artist on the reverse.
Artist Statement: The work is ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Iron Drops - Oil On Canvas by Tommaso Cascella - 1991
Located in Roma, IT
Iron Drops (Gocce di ferro) is a contemporary artwork realized by Tommaso Cascella in 1991.
Mixed media painting (oil painting on rough canvas; copper inserts and base).
Hand signe...
Category
1980s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Landscape , Contemporary Paint on Cotton Canvas , Art By Marilina Marchica
Located in Agrigento, AG
Title: Landscape
Year: 2024
Technique: mixed media on Cotton Canvas
100x105 cm
Description:
This original work by Marilina Marchica explores the relationship between man, nature...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Neon Valley - Abstract Colorful Original Landscape Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elisabeth Grace, a visionary artist based in Denver, CO (USA), is renowned for her immersive large-scale paintings, collages, murals, and installation art. With a BA in oil painting ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Color Pencil, Canvas
'Solarium', by Anthony Dyke, Oil on Canvas Painting, 2022
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Anthony Dyke's "Solarium," a 74 x 48 x 1.25 inch oil on canvas painting, references solar flares in its use of shape and color. The bright values of yellows, reds and blues surround a large red circular shape. The bright color wavelengths give this painting a vibrational energy.
Anthony Dyke was born in Norwich, Vermont and attended The School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University earning a BFA and MFA in painting. As an artist and arts educator, he relocated from New York City to his down¬town Oklahoma City studio, working there for two decades before returning to Boston in 2020. Coming from VERMONT where the seasons are distinctly different from one another. My shift from a pastoral setting to an urban environment set up a dichotomy in my work, both visual and emotional. I have an extensive education in painting, photography, graphic design and figure sculpture. These mediums intersect in my work through many years of creating artworks and currently speak to my interest in abstract painting. During my senior year in the BFA Program at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, my large painting “Natole” was chosen by Frank Stella (the juror) into the highly competitive and prestigious Dana Pond...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Dancing Light" Large Contemporary Colorful Abstract Expressionist Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary colorful painting by Houston-based artist Peter Healy. The work features expressive pink, blue, yellow, and red strokes against a light gray background. Signed, titled, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Spray Paint
Boundless Flight I - Original Minimalist Blue Landscape Mountains Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The organic aesthetic and textures of Peter Kuttner’s original boho minimalist artworks are the result of patient layering and unique uses of media. Through a combination of collage ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Harmonia 39-6" Contemporary Abstract Blue Framed Acrylic on Canvas Painting
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Harmonia 39-6" is a framed acrylic painting on canvas by David Skillicorn, featuring four elongated, organic blue forms set against a deep blue background. The contrast between the ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Acrylic
Hypnosis
Located in Burlingame, CA
Elizabeth Geisler’s dazzling contemporary water reflection acrylic paintings bridge realism with abstraction. Up close, the paintings appear ambiguous and loose, yet with a little di...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Expressionist Portrait Oil Painting "Woman Seated in Yellow Armchair"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A unique, abstracted portrait oil painting on stretched Belgian linen canvas, ready to hang. Framing options available on request.
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
When I See You I Smile - Large Original Beige Abstract Graffiti Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Amber Goldhammer paints dramatic abstract compositions in acrylic on canvas featuring energetic brushstrokes. Goldhammer uses her contemporary paintings to express...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Latex, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Favola - Soft, dreamy abstract landscape painting
Located in Broomfield, CO
Mothers don't have favorite children, right? Painters don't have favorite paintings, no? Every single painting I offer up to the world touches me and is a piece I would hang in the c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"breathe out", Abstract, Figurative Painting, Black, Red, Grey
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This black, red, and beige abstract painting titled "breathe out" is an original artwork by 108 made of paint on paper. This piece measures 12"h x 12"w.
108 is an Italian artist in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
Pre-Columbian Series: Uxmal (Verde) - contemporary, modernist, oil on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary abstract painting by David Sorensen explores a green palette.
An important Canadian artist David Sorensen first discovered colour field painting in the 1950’s. He...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Roots - Contemporary Woven and Painted Abstract Artwork
Located in Salzburg, AT
'The Roots', handwoven painting, linen yarn, organic cotton, jute, acrylic textile paint, 80 x 60 cm, 2025.
This work are a symbiosis of two disciplines of art, Painting and Weaving....
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Textile, Cotton, Linen, Yarn, Acrylic
Closed Doors and Keyholes (Pastel Gestural Painting, Architectural Abstraction
Located in Hudson, NY
Closed Doors and Keyholes (Abstract Gestural Pastel Palette Square Oil Painting) by Ragellah Rourke
2024
oil on canvas
36 x 36 inches
The sides are cleanly painted so framing is opti...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Dripping Dots - Lights of Cannes" Contemporary Oil Painting on Canvas Framed
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
With layers of bright oils and whisking brush strokes, the paint is able to shine and shimmer in a very unique pattern. The artist uses gold flakes with thick textured oils and glass...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Early Morning Light I
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The organic aesthetic and textures of Peter Kuttner’s original boho minimalist artworks are the result of patient layering and original uses of media. Through a combination of paint ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Original Abstract Paintings for Sale on 1stDibs
Bring audacious experiments with color and textures to your living room, dining room or home office. Abstract paintings, large or small, will stand out in your space, encouraging conversation and introducing a museum-like atmosphere that’s welcoming and conducive to creating memorable gatherings.
Abstract art has origins in 19th-century Europe, but it came into its own as a significant movement during the 20th century. Early practitioners of abstraction included Wassily Kandinsky, although painters were exploring nonfigurative art prior to the influential Russian artist’s efforts, which were inspired by music and religion. Abstract painters endeavored to create works that didn’t focus on the outside world’s conventional subjects, and even when artists depicted realistic subjects, they worked in an abstract mode to do so.
In 1940s-era New York City, a group of painters working in the abstract mode created radical work that looked to European avant-garde artists as well as to the art of ancient cultures, prioritizing improvisation, immediacy and direct personal expression. While they were never formally affiliated with one another, we know them today as Abstract Expressionists.
The male contingent of the Abstract Expressionists, which includes Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning and Robert Motherwell, is frequently cited in discussing leading figures of this internationally influential postwar art movement. However, the women of Abstract Expressionism, such as Helen Frankenthaler, Lee Krasner, Joan Mitchell and others, were equally involved in the art world of the time. Sexism, family obligations and societal pressures contributed to a long history of their being overlooked, but the female Abstract Expressionists experimented vigorously, developed their own style and produced significant bodies of work.
Draw your guests into abstract oil paintings across different eras and countries of origin. On 1stDibs, you’ll find an expansive range of abstract paintings along with a guide on how to arrange your wonderful new wall art.
If you’re working with a small living space, a colorful, oversize work can create depth in a given room, but there isn’t any need to overwhelm your interior with a sprawling pièce de résistance. Colorful abstractions of any size can pop against a white wall in your living room, but if you’re working with a colored backdrop, you may wish to stick to colors that complement the decor that is already in the space. Alternatively, let your painting make a statement on its own, regardless of its surroundings, or group it, gallery-style, with other works.